This archive report was first published on 16 May 2020.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is set to lead his team into the Bundesliga restart on Sunday, with the 31-year-old claiming he is fitter than ever.
According to Lewandowski, he has been able to work hard on his physical fitness for the last two months, a period that included a break from the sport due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I feel better than ever before because I was able to work hard on my physical fitness for the last two months," Lewandowski said.
Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Lewandowski has enjoyed the best season of his career, netting 25 goals in 23 league games and on course to better his 30-goal haul in both 2015/16 and 2016/17.
Bayern head to Berlin with a four-point lead at the top of the table, where they will face a tough match against mid-table Union, who have beaten previous league leaders Dortmund and Moenchengladbach this season.
Union's Swiss coach Urs Fischer will not be in charge of the hosts for Sunday's game, having broken the team's quarantine following a family bereavement.
Bayern head coach Hansi Flick expects a tough match in Berlin, saying: "They're a team with a great mentality. We will face an aggressive team that takes the direct route to goal."
Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Bayern are set to deliver a top performance, with Flick saying: "More than 200 countries will be watching, we have an enormously large audience so we want to deliver a top performance."
